In case you forgot , one of the worst disasters since the advent of nuclear energy is still afoot . And although the initial shock has worn off , the radiation sickness levels certain haven’t : TEPCO measured 10,000 millisieverts / hour — that ’s fatal .
This figure ’s 3,900 times higher than the course - pass off cosmic irradiation we soak up every class — only it ’s leak from the paralyzed plant every hour . These point disperse dramatically with aloofness — so , say , Tokyo is n’t in any danger — but the news should be startling , and validation that the plant is still an enormous fortune to the people of Japan , who are still grapple with contaminated squawk , poisoned by the hemorrhaging reactor . [ NHKvia@Joi ]
pic : Getty / Athit Perawongmetha
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